February 14 2018 Edition

The heart of Quebec City’s Upper Town was closed to traffic for the Winter Carnival Parade on Feb. 10. Parked cars stretched far beyond the roadblocks; parents pulled their young children on sleds and adults and teenagers blew their Carnival trumpets.

As of this writing, the Winter Olympic Games are well underway in distant Pyeongchang, South Korea. Canada has sent its largest delegation ever to the competition – 225 athletes, competing in all 15 of the events in the snow, ice and sliding competitions.

Photo: Courtesy of the Fairmont Château Frontenac, from the CPR Collection

Adapted from a press release by QCT staff

Do you have a souvenir or an old photo of the Château Frontenac in your attic? As part of the hotel’s 125th anniversary year celebrations, photos and artifacts of the hotel which may be mouldering away in your drawer or photo album, or perhaps in a trunk or box in your attic, are being sought for an exhibit and a contest.

Mark Cardwell, an award-winning freelance journalist and writer in the Quebec City region, and a longtime correspondent for several newspapers, trade papers and speciality publications in Canada and the U.S., is celebrating his 25th year in the industry this month.

Musician Gaétan Morissette’s album took nearly five years to see the light of day, but its roots go back much further. Le Rêve de Shevrikay pays homage to the valiant labour and carefully maintained musical traditions of the English-speaking Irish community of Portneuf.